When did the bushaministrat and begin planning to invade? And how did the media and so many democrats end of going along with it? So this is a matter of great dispute, and it depends by what you mean by planning. Bush assembles the week end after nine 11. His national security team is war cabinet at camp david. Among the items on the agenda, particularly brought up by donald romsfelt, is like so do we attack a rock now? The response that comes out of the meeting is, we're going to table that for now.